Wringer-holder and washtub-protector.



No. 818,894. PATENTED APR. 24, 1906. V. KEMPF. WRINGER HOLDER ANDWASHTUB PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAYZ, 1905.

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WRlNGER-HOLDER AND WASHTUB-PROTECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 24, 1906.

Application filed May 2. 1905. Serial No. 258,524.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VALENTIN KEMPF, a citizen of the United States,residing at E0- boken, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey,have invented new and useful Improvements in i/Vringer-Holders andl/Vashtub-Protectors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to means for enabling a wringer to obtain aholdwhen applied to a washtub, so as to avoid shifting or slipping and alsoavoid defacing or denting of the washtub or article to which the wringeris applied.

This invention is set forth in the following specification and claimsand illustrated in the annexed drawings, in which Figure 1 is a faceView of the holder or protector applied to use. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a face View of the holder or protector ona larger scale than in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a section along a 0;, Fig. 3.Fig. 5 is a section along 'y y, Fig. 3.

The washtub a has a wringer or wringerfoot I), clamped thereto by ascrew 0. All these parts are known. To protect the tub a from beingdented or defaced by the screw 0, the protector is interposed, as shownat 6. This protector consists of the sheet-metal sections 6 and e,suitably beaded together. A filling, such as paper and pasteboard, isshown at f. A facing g, of antislip materiaLsuch as corrugated rubber,is exposed through a hole in the rear wall or section 6 of theprotector.

When the protector is placed with the soft face g to the tub and thescrew 0 is clamped against face e, the wringer is secured againstslipping or shifting, and the tub is protected against contact ordenting by the screw 0. A loop k can serve as a handle or to suspend theprotector when not in use. The loop can be held in place or a bearingfor this swinging loop or handle formed by bending over a part of theflange portion of the article. In the drawings opposite parts of the rimportion are doubled or bent and a symmetrical appearance is obtained.

The face or shell section e is shown recessed or dished at its center toform a depression or seat, receiving the free end of the screw 0 whencoming into action.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. A protector or the like for washtubs comprising faces or sectionshaving a soft filling with an antislip facing partially projected andexposed through one of the sections to engage a side of the tub, theopposite portions of the section being provided with means forengagement with a fastening device.

2. A protector comprising faces with an antislip surface exposed throughone of the faces, the opposite face or section being recessed orprovided with a seat for receiving a wringer-attaching screw.

3. A protector for washtubs or the like comprising a shell composed ofsections flanged together, a filling and an antislip layer in the shell,one of the sections being perforated to expose the layer.

4. A protector for washtubs and the like comprising a shell composed ofsections flanged together, a filling and an antislip layer in the shell,one of the sections being perforated to expose the layer and the latterbeing corrugated to secure a hold or friction.

5. A protector for washtubs and the like comprising a shell composed ofsections flanged together a filling and an antislip layer in the shell,one of the sections being perforated to expose the layer and saidflanged parts being turned over to form a bearing for a loop or bail.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

VALENTIN KEMPF.

i/Vitnesses:

GEORGE I'IULSBERG, EDWARD WIEsNER.

